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Senate vote: Cloture motion // March 5, 2024

Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ronald T. Keohane to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

65 votes, representing 181,445,053 people68.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

29 votes, representing 79,386,003 people29.8%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 2.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the Senate
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon6568.1%
NayLost2929.8%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken02.2%